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Farhat Omar Bengdara (Arabic: فرحات عمر بن قداره‎, 27 September 1965 in Benghazi) is a Libyan politician and banker who was the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) until he defected to the anti-Gaddafi side in the course of the Libyan civil war. He left Libya for Turkey, which had directs flights and no visa requirements, on 21 February, but was formally in office until 6 March, when the government realised he would not return.
He went on to describe his current role with the National Transitional Council, essentially trying to maintain banking functions in the free zone, and fostering relationships between the NTC and other countries which will allow central banking to be resumed when the conflict is over.
On 16 July, the day after the US ...

... among tribes
Gaddafi has declared gold reserves of nearly 144 tonnes in Tripoli, worth around $6bn (£3.6bn), although the banker, Farhat Bengdara, said there could be reserves worth nearly twice that.
"Now that he is on the run, Gaddafi could have taken some of that gold," Mr Bengdara, who deserted the regime several months ago, said.
"I'm sure he's now trying to pay and corrupt tribes or militiamen for his protection and to sow chaos," the banker told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
By Duncan Gardham
Read more: The Telegraph (25 Aug 2011)

Libya’s central bank chief surfacesLibya’s central bank governor, known as the man with the key to the Gaddafi regime’s finances, on Tuesday night confirmed he was still in his post and denied speculation he had quit the regime, the FT reports. In an email to the FT, Farhat Omar Bengdara said he had been in Istanbul and had been informed that the secretary of planning and finance had been appointed acting central bank governor. He insisted he was doing his job, saying it was easier to conduct business abroad than in Tripoli, although the statement did not clarify his loyalties. Earlier, the FT reported that Bengdara had spent most of the past two weeks outside Libya. He is seen as one of few officials with authority to shift funds at a time when sanctions are tightening the squeeze on Muammer Gaddafi and his family.Continue reading: Libya’s central bank chief surfaces

Further further readingFor the commute home, or while wondering about Farhat Omar Bengdara’s whereabouts, - The governor of the Libyan central bank is missing.Continue reading: Further further reading

Further further readingFor the commute home, or while wondering about Farhat Omar Bengdara’s whereabouts, - The governor of the Libyan central bank is missing.Continue reading: Further further reading